okay for all of you who want religion to be taught in public schools?

Question

I posted this question before and not too many people got it or what side I was on, just click the link at look at letters A-G and then answer here and tell me if you still want religion to be taught in public schools

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvhrCwPEKCLtDf1icsMmN9Xsy6IX?qid=20070722194437AAXjDgE

Im against it and heres a good way to keep it off. for those who dont get it

Answer 1

Religion has no place being TAUGHT at public school. That is what private religious schools and and religious houses of worship and PARENTS are for.

However, healthy discussion and prayer should be allowed to those who wish to participate. Education should incorporate education about a variety of subjects and religion should be one of them as a part of the curriculum, but not as a method of practice.
Those who wish to include prayer during their school day should not be persecuted any more than those who choose to be vegetarians should be banned from the lunchroom.

There is a growing movement in this country to force people to hide their faith practices out of fear of "forcing" others to do the same as them. It's a lot of crap. Seeing someone else pray or having a group of students praying is not going to "force" anyone to believe or do anything. What it might do is encourage healthy disucssion and TOLERANCE for the different beliefs and practices of others. The more the public school systems tries to force students to hide their beliefs, the more they encourage intolerance which is the very thing they CLAIM to be trying to teach.....it's counter productive. You don't learn to accept new ideas by hiding from them. You need to be exposed to them and be involved in learning about them. If the pubic schools want students to learn what tolerance REALLY means, then they need to allow students see other participating in various practices as part of living their own lives so it becomes common place to them rather than an oddity.

By the way, I'm a private, religious school teacher and my husband is a public school teacher. My day starts with prayer. His does not. His students shoot each other, get pregnant at 15, take drugs and carry weapons. Mine don't.
What's the lesson here?

Answer 2

I am not a Christian, I am a Pagan and I believe that religion should be taught in school.

I am not advocating teaching any one religion as the truth, but I believe that teaching religions as a Social Studies course is the only way to foster understanding of others. How do we expect to learn about other cultures if we refuse to study the beliefs of those cultures?
I taught a workshop at a local public school about the Understanding of Islam. The school was 95% protestant, and 99% white, it's in the middle of the country and I can garentee that most students that walk out of that highschool have no clue about other cultures or religions (I was a graduate of that school). After teaching the class I had many students come up and thank me for giving them a small understanding of the people and the culture. I fostered understanding where there was none, and all because I taught a one day workshop.

I don't want my children growing up ignorant of the world around them, I want my school to teach my kids about others...after all, isn't that what school is for? Teaching?

Answer 3

Looking a A-G you need to substantiate some of your "facts" so that an intelligent answer is possible. "Religion" is a vague name and I think what I would like to see taught in public schools is a balance of Creation Science and Evolution Theory. Remember that the Evolution that is now taught is just that, a "theory" posed by a very intelligent person. If you check out Creation Evidences Museum, you will find that the "theory" does not bear itself out.

Answer 4

Schools can't teach math! Why would one trust them with teaching religion correctly? Seriously, when the next majority takes over, they'll start teaching something different and you won't like it. All that can be avoided by teaching religion at home and more importantly, setting a good example by living it in public. So best not to mix the two in my opinion.

Answer 5

Yes, christianity/religion should be taught in the schools.

We have gotten so far away from God that the planet is falling apart.

But, really it should be taught, so each one can make up their own mind about God and Jesus and a higher life force, for themselves, not letting someine else think for us and make up our minds for us. That's why it's called free will.

So I vote yes. The letters A thru G are not the issue, they are just the reasons someone has used to tell us that religion should not be taught in the schools. A thru G are a cloak trying to hide the real issues. Let us make up our own minds. God be with you. aoak

Answer 6

Religion is already taught in school, its called evolution and requires faith with no verifiable proof. Your interpretation of the Bible shows that you are not religious, because it never says the sun revolves around the earth. Christians never killed anyone, those were Catholics which are a religious cult. Get evolution out of schools and then we wouldnt have an issue would we?

Answer 7

yes, i fully believe that religious education belongs in schools. i do not think that a class to allow time for the teachings of Christianity does belong.

religious education as i learned it taught me the history, rituals, basic beliefs, etc about all world religions. we had time focused on the differences of major sects of the main ones. it also included a look at ethics and religious philosophies.

i think i am a more well rounded ans accepting person for this education.

Don't confuse religion education class with Sunday school.

Answer 8

I think we should do away with organized religion. Religion is nothing but big business run by those who ply on peoples vulnerabilities and make millions doing it. Religion is also a major cause of world conflict. Example: Ireland, Palestine, Sunnis and Shiites.

Answer 9

Religion is for church, synagogue, temple or otherwise. School is for rational thought.

I think the only reason people want religion in school is so they can proselytize to a captive audience, and undercut parents who may object. Parents have the right to raise their kids as they see fit, regardless of religious faith.

Answer 10

Religion isn't taught, but the theory of creation is (evolution, big bang, CMB (Cosmic Radiation Background) etc.) Well, maybe CMB is a little too complex for high school....edit: I meant Cosmic Microwave Background.